Kamugo Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kamugo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2311:169,00114,391
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kamugo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kamugo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kamugo is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kamugo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamugo? popularity and diffusion

Kamugo is the 1,017,412th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kamugo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 169,001. In Uganda Kamugo is mostly found in: Pallisa District, where 43 percent are found, Budaka District, where 40 percent are found and Kibuku District, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamungo921,075/
Kamugoi921/
Kamuigo921/
Kamoungo861/
Kamuga831,785/
Kamogo83277/
Kamigo8334/
Kamunga778,504/
Kamogou77178/
Khamuga774/
Kamugha773/
Kamhogo772/
Camungo772/
Kamigoy771/
Kaimogo771/
Kamogho771/
Komougo771/
Kamhunga71593/
Kamuinga71493/
Kamung'a715/
Khamunga713/
Koumougo711/
Komougou711/
Kamugahe711/
Kamoga6711,368/
Komigo67749/
Komogo67222/
Kamiga67204/
Komuga6723/
Kemuga6711/
Koumougou675/
Khammouga674/
Camigo673/
Kemigo672/
Kamaungga672/
Kemhougou671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamugo
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